On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 09:48:59PM +1100, Owen Townend wrote: > 2008/10/12 Del <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Mary Gardiner wrote: > > > >> There is one potential disadvantage of non-standard ports: there are a > >> few networks with a default-deny outgoing connection policy who open > >> port 22, but do not open most ports. (I find 443 the most useful > >> alternative port to run SSH on, outgoing to 443/HTTPS is very often > >> open!) > > > > OK, raise their hand everyone here who runs an SSH server somewhere out on > > the net on port 443 for the deliberate purpose of tunneling through a > > work-related proxy server / firewall combination to do non-proxy-allowed > > stuff. > > > > (/me sheepishly raises hand) > > > > (/me points at *everyone* at a certain large organisation that will remain > > nameless)
sort of, I use 563 which is nntps and many large org's allow this through as well, I did this before openvpn could shadow a port so that you can have 443 be https and openvpn Alex > > > > :) > > > > Del > > /me raises hand > Though only since contracting at said large organisation[1]... there > are other ways at uni. > > cheers, > Owen. > > Footnotes: > -- > [1] Assuming we're thinking of the same one... otherwise... it's the same > idea. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >
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